#9EA81A Color

#9EA81A is rgb(158, 168, 26) in RGB, hsl(64, 73%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(6%, 0%, 85%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citron (#9FA91F), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.95. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9EA81A

HEX#9EA81A

RGBrgb(158, 168, 26)

HSLhsl(64, 73%, 38%)

HSVhsv(64, 85%, 66%)

CMYKcmyk(6%, 0%, 85%, 34%)

OKLCHoklch(70% 0.151 114)

LABlab(66.32% -15.52 63.30)

LCHlch(66.32% 65.17 103.77)

What #9EA81A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9EA81A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Citron#9FA91FΔE 0.95 Acid Green#B0BF1AΔE 11.03 Brass#B5A642ΔE 16.74 Limerick#9DC209ΔE 16.76 Olive#808000ΔE 17.05 Light Gold#B29700ΔE 17.46

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#9EA81A Channel Values

How #9EA81A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 158 · G 168 · B 26	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 64° · S 73% · L 38%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 64° · S 85% · V 66%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 6% · M 0% · Y 85% · K 34%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.6:1 vs white · 8.07:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9EA81A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text8.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9EA81A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9EA81A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #9EA81A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #9EA81A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9EA81A

Protanopia#A6A61A

Protanomaly#A3A71A

Deuteranopia#A5A51C

Deuteranomaly#A2A61B

Tritanopia#A89E9E

Tritanomaly#A4A27E

Achromatopsia#A0A0A0

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Using #9EA81A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9ea81a: #9EA81A;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9EA81A;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9ea81a': '#9EA81A' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.620, green: 0.659, blue: 0.102)

Android XML<color name="color_9ea81a">#9EA81A</color>

SVG fillfill="#9EA81A"

More Yellow Colors

#9EA81A sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#9EA81A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9EA81A?

#9EA81A is a dark yellow — rgb(158, 168, 26) in RGB and hsl(64, 73%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citron (#9FA91F), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.95.

What is the RGB value of #9EA81A?

#9EA81A is rgb(158, 168, 26) — red 158, green 168, and blue 26 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9EA81A?

#9EA81A converts to approximately cmyk(6%, 0%, 85%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9EA81A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #9EA81A scores 2.6:1 against white and 8.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9EA81A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9EA81A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is olive (#808000) at a CIE76 distance of 17.05, which is visibly different.

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